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More Images of Proxima Centauri
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DSS Infrared Image of Proxima Centauri
This image from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) shows the red dwarf star Proxima Centauri in infrared light (the brightest star below, left from center). The field of view is larger than the Chandra image.
Scale: Image is 10 arcmin per side
(Credit: Digitized Sky Survey U.K. Schmidt Image/STScI)
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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale Bar
Scalebar = 0.4 arcmin
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO)


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